Bill-holder.



S. J. STONE.

BILL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.8. m5.

Patented May 22, 1917 UNITED STATES PA TENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL J. STONE, OF TIPPECANOE CITY, OHIO.

BILL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed February 8, 1915. Serial No. 6,907.

. make and use the same.

Fig. 3 represents a vertical sectional view througl' the holder, and i Fig. 4 represents a fragmental elevation of the rear of the frame.

Referring to the drawing in detail, where- 'in similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 indicates a frame formed of wood or any other suitable material having a recess 6 formed in the rear portion thereof to receive a hill 7 or card bearing advertising or other printed matter, which is secured in position in the recess (5 by strips 8. I

The frame is reliably secured in the desired position upon a post, pole, fence paling, or the like 9 by nails or equivalent securing devices 10, which are driven through the upper and lower horizontal members of the frame and into the object 9. The frame 5 is.prevented from rocking or swinging upon the object 9 by a plurality of wires 11 secured at their outer ends to eye bolts 12 secured in the vertical menibers of the frame 5, and the inner ends of the bracing wires 11 are coiled about and secured to the shank of a nail. or equivalent securing device 13 post, or other object 9, while the bracing wires 11 reliably secure the sign against rocking movement upon the object.

What I claim is:

In combination, a post, a flat frame positioned against said post and including vertical and horizontal members. eye-bolts secured to the vertical members of said frame, a headed fastener secured in said post behind said frame, fastening wires coiled about said fastener and positioned under the head thereof and liaving the outer cnds secured to said eye-bolts to prevent swinging movcment of the frame, and means positioned through the horizontal members of the frame and the post to rigidl vhold the frame against. vertical movement thereon.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL J. STONE.

\Vitnesses Ennis I'I. Knuu, Inonnn Ra'rcnirr.

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